Feeling behind is common in an early or mid-career developer role. This is how to replace vague anxiety with clear, intentional progress that actually compounds.
Not everyone who’s technical writes code, and that doesn’t make their contributions any less valuable. Here’s a sharp, sarcastic celebration of the tech professionals who keep everything running and still have to explain APIs to people who think JSON is a typo.
In tech, it’s easy to chase the big, shiny milestones: the perfect app, the flawless deployment, the big promotion. But it’s the small wins that quietly build your confidence, your skillset, and your momentum. Don’t ignore them. Stack them.